4thd Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025

Isaiah 7:  Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
Romans 1: Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
Matthew 11:  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.”

 


No, life is not predictable, but it is livable if we only concentrate on what we have more than on what we want. “Life is a shipwreck,” Voltaire wrote, “but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
The Monastic Way, Sister Joan Chittister

Christmas Eve Mass: December 24th at 4:00 PM

Another Reminder for the 4th Sunday in Advent, December 21, 2025
Here are the links for Sunday:

For Zoom   ( the video conference)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88528744737?pwd=Te3cub31Q6XpNvUfzutHMgQ8JGqd42.1
Meeting ID: 885 2874 4737
Passcode: 412993

 

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at 9:30 at
The ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement
Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
growth.  Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
make the world we live in a better place to live.

 

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    Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating

    Place:  Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side

    C-H 4-8-11 

    Sienna 4-8-11 

     

    Readings: Ezekiel 37, 12-14; Psalm 130, With the Lord there is Mercy and Fullness of Redemption; Romans 8, 8-11; John 11, 1-45, The raising of Lazarus
     

     Brooklyn 4-8-11

    J-W 4-8-11 
     

     Picture 1:   Chloe & Hunter                          

    Picture 2:   Sienna  

    Picture 3:   Brooklyn Michelle  

    Picture 4:   Justin & Ashley  

    Picture 5:   The Community  

    Community 4-8-11 
     
     
     
    Community Bulletin Board:

    1.   Appeal for blood for our Ray Williams, Loretta's husband,  April 19, 7–2 @ Poor Richards Café, 2442 Ave. K, Download Blood Drive for Our Ray Williams 4-8-11

     2.  Save the Date & Welcome: Our Annual Anniversary Party (6th), May 7, Saturday evening, 6:00, Heritage Farm, like last year. 

    3.  Wish list for this Sunday's Baby Shower for My Friends' House, Download My Friends' House 4-8-11

     Normandy Beach 4-8-11

    Gun Bunker 4-8-11 
     

    Church Happenings:

     

     1.   A San Vino in Rochester?  Corpus, 4-7-11, Download A San Vino in Rochester 4-8-11

    2.   A new type of bishop in Dublin?  National Catholic Reporter, 4-8-11, Download Archbp Martin 4-9-11

    3.  The Philadelphia situation,  Fr. Richard McBrien, National Catholic Reporter, 4-8-11, Download Philadelphia 4-8-11 

     
     

    Normandy & Bunker 
     

    Picture 6:   Omaha Beach today.  June 6, 1944, 2,200 American soldiers died on this beach.

    Picture 7:   German gun bunker above Omaha Beach 

    Picture 8:   Omaha Beach with gun bunker and cliffs  

    Picture 9:   Bomb craters with spring flowers  

    Picture 10:  German soldier, Heinrich Mundorff, 19.  Rosemary's mom's name was Mundorff.       

      
     True?

     All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

     

     Bomb Craters 4-8-11

     

     Mundorff 4-8-11

      See you Sunday, April 10, 2011

     

     J.S.   (214-783-0443)

          

  • Reminder for Sunday, February 10, 2019, 4th Ordinary Time C cycle

    Noah 1

     

    Who is this monster??  He says his name is Noah.

     

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    Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack & John Cade  

    Place: Legacy Charter School, Accent Drive, Plano, TX 75075

     

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    Community Activities:  

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    TRUE?

     

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    Mass:
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    Time: 9:30;  Stack Celebrating

    Place:  Vines High School, 15th between Custer & Independence, south side, Plano

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      Video: Final Blessing & Hymn (1 Min.)

      

     

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     J.S. (214-783-0443)

      

     

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    1.   Fr. Roy Bourgeois expelled from Maryknoll by order of the Vatican, National Catholic Reporter, November 20, 300 words, Download Maryknoll head

    2.  Kennedy commentary on Bourgeois, Naational Catholic Reporter, November 29, 1000 words,  Download Kennedy 11-29-12

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PyPUzfJ8X50#
    <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PyPUzfJ8X50#>

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    "Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest
    It's about those who came and never left your side ……"

     

    Apologies for no pictures.  Lots of people away for Thanksgiving.

                                                                                              

    See you Sunday, December 2, 2012

    J.S., 214-783-0443

    JSM Mission-Faith Statement

    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,
    provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth

    Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the
    world we live in a better place to live.